rockymtnhunter
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To my MM friends,
I have a bit of a dilemma this year and need some advice - most of you know that my passion is chasing muleys on the North Kaibab. Since 1971 the Kaibab has been good to me, and to many of you that I've helped with your hunts there. Unfortunately, my end stage renal disease (i.e. kidney failure) is catching up with me. I will likely be starting kidney dialysis in the next month or two. Dialysis means 4 hour treatments 3 days/week. This will greatly limit my ability to chase muleys. I'm 71 and have 10 deer BP as a NR. I qualify for an AZ CHAMP tag and could apply for a Kaibab CHAMP tag, there are only 10 of those tags, but no more than one could be drawn by a NR, so I'd be fighting the odds. Or I could just keep applying for the early and late rifle tags and see what happens, and somehow squeeze in a day hunt, I live 3-1/2 hrs from the Kaibab. Archery tag is out because I can't draw more than 15 lbs. I don't want just give up on the possibility of drawing one last Kaibab tag Other suggestions? What to do?
Thanks in advance for your thought and suggestions!
/s/ Dan Fritz, aka rockymtnhunter
I have a bit of a dilemma this year and need some advice - most of you know that my passion is chasing muleys on the North Kaibab. Since 1971 the Kaibab has been good to me, and to many of you that I've helped with your hunts there. Unfortunately, my end stage renal disease (i.e. kidney failure) is catching up with me. I will likely be starting kidney dialysis in the next month or two. Dialysis means 4 hour treatments 3 days/week. This will greatly limit my ability to chase muleys. I'm 71 and have 10 deer BP as a NR. I qualify for an AZ CHAMP tag and could apply for a Kaibab CHAMP tag, there are only 10 of those tags, but no more than one could be drawn by a NR, so I'd be fighting the odds. Or I could just keep applying for the early and late rifle tags and see what happens, and somehow squeeze in a day hunt, I live 3-1/2 hrs from the Kaibab. Archery tag is out because I can't draw more than 15 lbs. I don't want just give up on the possibility of drawing one last Kaibab tag Other suggestions? What to do?
Thanks in advance for your thought and suggestions!
/s/ Dan Fritz, aka rockymtnhunter